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| What is another way to describe propionibacterium? |
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| What are the common species of Propionibacterium found in the oral cavity? |
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| P. acnes, and P. propionica |
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| What is the morphology of propionibacterium? |
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| G+, diptheroid-like (club-shaped) rods |
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| What is the metabolism of propionibacterium? |
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| microaerophiles or anaerobes--- can occur within the same species (unusual) |
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| What is the major by-product of carbohydrate metabolism with propionibacterium? |
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| Where is propionibacterium found as part of the normal flora? |
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1. GI
2. upper respiratory tract
3. skin (most common) |
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| Which bacteria do propionibacterium attach to in dental plaque? |
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1. Streptococcus gordonii
2. fusobacterium nucleatum |
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| Where in the oral cavity can you find propionibacterium? |
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| a member of dental plaque "climax community" |
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| propionibacterium is what kind of a climax community? |
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| What are the clinical manifestations of propionibacterium? |
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1. development of root caries
2. associated with inflammatory process in acne
3. abscess development of the jaw (less common)
4. infection of tear ducts (less common)
5. actinomycosis |
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| Because they are a part of the normal skin flora, propionibacterium are the most common _________ contaminents of __________ |
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| anaerobic contaminents of blood cultures |
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